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The push to allow felons to vote is more about gaining Democratic voters than rehabilitating people.

Bernie Sanders, the Brooklyn socialist who represents Vermont in the Senate, has called for extending voting rights to prisoners currently incarcerated — all of them, he says, meaning: Terry Nichols, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Nidal Hasan, sundry Aryan Brotherhood bosses, a blanket immunity that

A visit to the Iowa State Fair – a rite of passage for presidential contenders – highlights the Hawkeye State’s outsize influence in the nomination process, and the pivotal role it’s likely to play in winnowing the field.

There are few places in America where in a single muggy morning you can encounter Christian evangelists, eat a deep-fried Oreo, and meet not only the Cow Chip Throwing

Sen. John McCain on Tuesday accused Democrats of "hypocrisy" for opposing the appointment of a special counsel to investigate recent national security leaks, saying they supported such independent investigations in the past when Republicans were in the White House. McCain's comments came on the same day he pushed for a Senate vote calling for a special counsel but was blocked by Democrats. He

The whims and last minute reversals of President Donald Trump's impulsive leadership style are sending America and the rest of the world on a wild and sometimes dangerous ride.

From Iran to immigration policy and North Korea to trade wars, Trump's tactic of escalating confrontations before backing off from the brink is leaving everyone unsure of where the US government stands.

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